Hardware News for Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Article Quote:These Kingston HyperX Beast Black sticks come at a fairly decent price for a 16 GB kit with two sticks, have a bit of headroom, and work on pretty much any system, and their blacked-out esthetics are sure to blend in well with nearly any build. These Beasts sure have been a bit wild for me, and they should be for you as well.

Article Quote:If you are currently running an Ivy Bridge or even Sandy Bridge system there really is no reason to upgrade. Keep in mind too that you will not have to just buy a new processor, but motherboard as well. Now if you are building a new system then go with Haswell, it is the most powerful consumer quad-core processor available and the Z87 chipset does give you more USB 3.0/2.0 ports and SATA 6GB/s ports then the previous generation.

Article Quote:Overall, for 10 dollars more than a reference model with a very capable cooler, and a factory overclock averaging a gain of approximately 2FPS at 1080p HD resolutions at max settings, the MSI GTX 770 Gaming card is a very nice deal and a amazing value for any gamer looking to build a new high performance gaming rig or even looking for a graphics upgrade.

Article Quote:"Our problem with this great concept is the very limited transfer rate. USB 2.0 speeds aren't really acceptable anymore in new products, in our opinion. The wireless speed is also very low, and the same is unfortunately true for the ethernet connection. It's all just very slow, and the access point also doesn't work quite the way it should. So in the end, this was an interesting concept, but one that deserves a much better execution. We eagerly await the next version."

Article Quote:Hopefully Mad Catz releases a FREQ 9 at some point that sports more cool features and customizations because that's what I'm really looking for when I think about Mad Catz. As for now, the FREQ 5 still has plenty to offer. If you're looking for a stylish headset, driver-free, and compatibility with all devices, then the Mad Catz Cyborg FREQ 5 is for you.

Article Quote:While some may initially question the Vertex 450’s product designation, it is without a doubt one of the SSD market’s best values. If you are looking for an enthusiast grade drive that can run with the Vectors of this world but don’t want to shell out a small fortune, the new Vertex 450 deserves careful consideration.

Article Quote:Overall the Seidon is a great unit. It’s built well and it shows. The sleeving is a good quality and every single cable is sleeved, including the “Y” splitter. The cooler performed flawlessly and was easily able to handle the heat of a good overclock. For all intents and purposes it matched our current #1 placeholder but that comes with ups and downs.

Article Quote:Overall the Phantom 630 Ultra Tower may not be the perfect tower but it offers a wide range of features we rarely ever see and on top of that it has one of the best cooling potentials we've encounter with a sub USD250/250Euros tower and that's why it walks away with our Golden Award.